* Sumer Yamaner:
> "MICHAEL" <u158627_emr2@dslr.net>, iletisinde şunu yazdı,
> news:uuhecms1HHA.5532@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> * Sumer Yamaner:
>>> "EagleOne" <EagleOne@discussions.microsoft.com>, iletisinde şunu yazdı,
>>> news:d5i9b3hice6dib9i1764cda2dpjn5u2usk@4ax.com...
>>>> Vista Business and XP Pro
>>>>
>>>> Initially, my new Vista computer could access my wireless router but
>>>> my Vista computer could not "see" my XP Pro computers nor the reverse.
>>>>
>>>> My solution:
>>>> 1) Make sure that all computers are in the same WORKGROUP
>>>> XP (or Win98) used MSHOME as the default workgroup name
>>>> Vistia uses WORKGROUP as the default workgroup name
>>>> Therefore, on the Vista I changed my workgroup name to MSHOME
>>>> (Control Panel\System\Change Workgroup Name) -OR-
>>>> (Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Sharing Center)
>>>> 2 ) On the Vista Computer one must also TURN Network Discovery ON
>>>> (Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Sharing Center)
>>>>
>>>> Not all hardware can be "seen" by all.
>>> There is a patch for XP correcting this problem: KB922120-v5-x86-ENU.exe
>>>
>>> Have a look at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120/en-us
>> That "patch" doesn't really "fix" the networking problems
>> most users have experienced. You do *not* need that "patch"
>> in order to network Vista and XP machines.
>>
>> In fact, adding the Link-Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) Responder
>> component
>> to XP will just add unnecessary fru fru traffic to your network.
>>
>>
>> -Michael
>
> Thank you for the advice. I am a scientist and I always try to give solid
> references when I say something. In this case I have given a reference from
> the "producer" of both XP and Vista. My own experience where I solved the
> very same problem using this software "patch" is another proof for me.
> Sowould you please give a reliable reference for your argument?
> Thanks again.
>
> Sumer Yamaner
Networking is *not* handled by the LLTD protocol, it is mainly used
for discovering/displaying a pretty picture of local computers... a network map.
It has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not local machines
can actually be networked together- that is a function of TCP/IP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_La...logy_Discovery
-Michael